Bitcoin Margin Trading Record High in November, London-Based Firm Reports
London-based Bitcoin firm First Global Credits, which enables traders to use cryptocurrency to be used as collateral margin to trade ETFs, stock trades and commodity futures, have reported a record high for Bitcoin margin trading for the month of November. The monthly record high of $12 mln of trading volume dwarfs the previous monthly high set in February 2016 of combined stock, futures and Bitcoin to fiat currency trading on the site which totaled $2.1 mln. First Global Credits launched its investment service in 2014, promising to bridge the gap between cryptocurrencies and global stock....
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